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Monday
Dec142009

yin v. yang

Image courtesy of ICanHasCheezburger.com In Chinese philosophy, yin and yang represent the interdependent, opposing qualities in all phenomena. It is perhaps easiest to illustrate the senses of these principals with a series of examples:

Yin Yang
negative positive
black white
dark bright
feminine masculine
cold hot
soft hard
rain sunshine
evil good
spiritual material
earth heaven
 

Wikipedia on yin and yang

Self Healing Australia on yin and yang

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